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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. 1152 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act |
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| 6 | 6 | | to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, |
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| 7 | 7 | | and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 9 | 9 | | MARCH26, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. R |
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| 11 | 11 | | EED(for himself and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) introduced the following bill; |
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| 12 | 12 | | which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Science, and Transportation |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL |
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| 15 | 15 | | To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and |
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| 16 | 16 | | Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlan- |
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| 17 | 17 | | tic Fishery Management Council, and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rhode Island Fisher-4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | men’s Fairness Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 25 | 25 | | •S 1152 IS |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEC. 2. ADDITION OF RHODE ISLAND TO THE MID-ATLAN-1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | TIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 2 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-3 |
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| 29 | 29 | | ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 4 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1852(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 5 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) by inserting ‘‘Rhode Island,’’ after ‘‘States 6 |
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| 32 | 32 | | of’’; 7 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (2) by inserting ‘‘Rhode Island,’’ after ‘‘except 8 |
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| 34 | 34 | | North Carolina,’’; 9 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (3) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘23’’; and 10 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (4) by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting ‘‘14’’. 11 |
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